FR-002 · Tuttle, OK · ~20 weeks from pad prep to move-in
Family Barndominium with Room to Grow
A 50 × 70 three-bedroom barndominium on rural acreage, finished to move-in on the living side with a roughed-in flex bay held for a future build-out.
FIG. 01 — Drone shot of the finished barndominium on acreage, driveway and porches visible
Scope of work
SCOPE · FR-002- 01 Site work: building pad, driveway base, and utility trenching
- 02 Aerobic septic coordination and county permitting
- 03 50 × 70 red-iron shell with covered porch framing on three sides
- 04 Full residential interior: three bed, two and a half bath, open kitchen
- 05 Flex bay roughed with plumbing stubs and panel capacity for future finish
The challenge
The family wanted more finished square footage than the budget comfortably carried, on a rural site with long utility runs, an aerobic septic system to permit, and a building pad wide open to the south wind. Cutting the building down to fit the finish budget would have cost them the cheapest square footage they would ever buy — the steel shell itself.
The solution
This is where design-build earns its keep: we priced the trade-offs before anything was drawn. The full 50 × 70 shell stayed. The finish scope was drawn back to 2,600 square feet of living space, and the remaining bay was left as weathered-in flex space with plumbing stubs in the slab and breaker capacity already in the panel — so finishing it later is drywall and trades, not concrete saws. We oriented the long porch runs to block the south wind and shade the western glass.
The outcome
The family moved in on schedule with every dollar of finish work where they live, not where they store things. The flex bay handles equipment and holiday overflow today, and when they are ready to finish it, the expensive decisions are already in the ground.
From the field
Site documentation.
FIG. 02 — Front elevation from the driveway, porch depth visible, morning light
FIG. 03 — Open kitchen and dining area looking toward the living room
Client report
Status · PendingClient quote coming soon — collected at final walkthrough, published verbatim.
The client’s verbatim quote for this project lands here before launch — we publish their words, not ours.
Cross-reference
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